Andy Everson of the K'ómoks First Nation has been making a splash over the past few years working pop culture into his Northwest Coast artwork. While mostly known for his Star Wars themed work he's also worked Angry Birds and other references into prints. You may have seen him featured on CBC or Chek TV.
Northern Warrior by Andy Everson
His latest work was just released by the Royal Canadian Mint and comes in the form of a single ounce, fine silver coin. I ordered one which arrived yesterday and can safely say it's my favourite design they've released in a few years. Aside from the remarkably West Coast design, the coin has been struck multiple times so that the artwork sticks out a few millimetres. You can see that in the video embedded below.
Andy Everson Thunderbird coin from the Canadian Mint
Priced by the Mint at $149.95, the face value of the coin is $25, should you buy one and decide you wanted to spend it on dinner (DON'T DO THAT). It contains $20.88 worth of silver at today's spot price, but these appreciate in value fast after they sell out. They made 5,000 editions and released them on April 3rd. I watch the Mint's releases fairly closely and am surprised they haven't sold out of this one already.
You can learn more about the coin HERE, and check out more of Andy's work HERE.
